If a Patient with Cerebellar Damage Is Asked to Throw

question 130

Multiple Choice

If a patient with cerebellar damage is asked to throw darts while wearing a pair of glasses that shift the vision to the right, the patient will most likely:

• A)learn to adjust movements leftward to compensate for the visual shift.
• B)begin throwing farther and farther to the right on successive throws.
• C)fail to show any adaptation to compensate for the visual shift.
• D)learn to adjust movements rightward to compensate for the visual shift.

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